Writing on his Sulia page, Castles claims that not only did Manchester United try to sign Bale in the summer, but that they are also monitoring developments in Spain ahead of a potential €100 million swoop next summer.

In a new twist to the summer saga, Castles adds that as the Bale deal dragged on, Real Madrid contemplated spending upwards of €90 million on Falcao despite the fact he had only signed for Monaco two months earlier.

Madrid's move for the Colombian fell down when Monaco refused to sell their marquee signing of the summer, which put the Spanish giants back on to Bale.

Bale has struggled with injury since moving to Spain, and has only made four La Liga performances.

He started in El Clasico against Barcelona on Sunday but struggled to make an impact, before he was eventually substituted on the hour mark.

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